Thanks God humanity isn't dead...

[Nark]

...because this dude was almost guaranteed to be.

I first saw this story from another website.

Video is self explanatory.


And no, it's not a rick astley video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUxPWx4Y ... r_embedded

[Beefitarian]

Could not load movie

[Nark]

Works like a champ on my end...



The news story:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52574438-78/story.csp

[Beefitarian]

Wow, that's a good story. I couldn't get to the video from the Salt Lake Tribune site either.

[straightpilot]

iPad wrote: Could not load movie

Steve Jobs hates Adobe, so no native flash support by Apple. You need an app for that.

[niss]

Great job and good to see. But where was the riders helmet?

[Nark]

Not all States require riders to wear helmets.
Retarded not to, but hey its my tax money/insurance rates paying for those who don't.

[winds_in_flight_wtf]

Interesting :


Utah Law

78B-4-501.  Good Samaritan Act. (1) A person who renders emergency care at or near the scene of, or during an emergency, gratuitously and in good faith, is not liable for any civil damages or penalties as a result of any act or omission by the person rendering

nice .........

[niss]

We have that here too to the best of my recollection.

[rigpiggy]

Meant to protect those people from getting sued for liability on exacerbating any injuries. ie: buddy has a broken neck , did his spinal cord rupture due to being saved. I know many Dr's that wouldn't answer a request due to liability issues.

[niss]

Computer rendering of what it would be like if they were dicks instead:

[The Other Kind]

its my tax money/insurance rates paying for those who don't.

I've never understood this argument. Pro helmet folks will tell you that if you don't wear one, you're sure to die in even a minor slow speed accident. If you do wear one, you're likely to live but will almost certainly be injured. Now coming strictly from a Canadian socialized medicine point of view...which rider is going to cause the greatest expense to the tax payer? One who's dead? Or one that's injured and/or permanently disabled? The same goes for insurance carriers actually...but we've all accepted the scam that the insurance companies have gotten us used to.

This isn't meant to be an anti-helmet post....but please, come up with a reasonable argument.

[the_cr]

An amazing video and kudos to the people there, however...

I said the same on the other site I've seen this:

I'm very glad our police are kept current in first aid. I understand the need to move the rider away from the burning wreckage, but that attempt was pretty sad.

[niss]

Not all States require riders to wear helmets.
Retarded not to, but hey its my tax money/insurance rates paying for those who don't.

Glad he's ok. If he wasn't wearing a helmet, I wonder if he still thinks this is worth feeling the wind through his hair.